COVID pandemic could end by midyear if 70% get jabbed: WHO

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COVID pandemic 'acute phase' could end by midyear if 70% get vaccinated, says WHO

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday (Feb 11) the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year, if around 70% of the world gets vaccinated. "Our expectation is that the acute phase of this pandemic will end ..
Unvaccinated Djokovic Could Skip French Open, Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic says he is prepared to skip the French Open and Wimbledon if vaccination against the coronavirus is required for him to p...
No PCR test for fully vaccinated passengers travelling from Qatar to India from today

From today, fully vaccinated individuals travelling from Qatar to India do not require a pre-travel RT-PCR report, in line with the new guidelines issued by India’s ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW). The Indian embassy in Doha tw..
UK lifts all testing requirements for vaccinated travelers

Vaccinated travelers can enter Britain without taking any coronavirus tests starting Friday, after the government scrapped one of the final restrictions imposed over the past two years in response to COVID-19. British residents and visitors who ha..
Vaccinated and recovered students exempted from weekly antigen test

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has announced that from next week vaccinated or recovered students are exempted from the weekly rapid antigen tests. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) decided to return the school..
Australia to reopen borders to vaccinated tourists on February 21

Australia will reopen its borders to tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday, ending some of the world's strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions. "It's almost two years since we too..
Unvaccinated Patients With COVID-19 Eight Times More Likely to Need Admission to ICU: MoPH

Analysis of COVID-19 patients admitted to Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) since 15 December 2021 shows that unvaccinated patients are eight times more likely to need admission to Intensive Care Units (ICU) due to severe Covid-19 infection than those ..
Philippines to reopen in February to vaccinated foreign tourists

The Philippines will grant entry to visitors vaccinated against COVID-19 from Feb. 10, its government said on Friday, in an effort to boost a tourism sector decimated by the pandemic. The archipelago nation of more than 7,000 islands had planned t..
Don't discriminate against the unvaccinated, Amnesty International tells Italy

Human rights group Amnesty International urged Italy to change tough anti-COVID restrictions to avoid discrimination against unvaccinated people. In a recent decree Mario Draghi's government made vaccination mandatory for everyone over the age..

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